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THE RHODE ISLAND Community Food Bank's 2023 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island notes that a record number of Rhode Islanders in 2023 needed assistance due to inflation and federal COVID-19 food support programs ended. / PBN FILE PHOTO / JAMES BESSETTE

New R.I. food bank status report shows food insecurity has worsened

PROVIDENCE – With the COVID-19 pandemic fading in the rearview mirror, there was a belief that food insecurity would decrease with people returning to...

R.I. Commerce awards $220,000 contract for tourism development

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday awarded a contract to an Ohio-based firm to create a five-year tourism development...

Providence Police get grant to hire 20 officers

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Police Department received a $2.5 million Community Oriented Policing Hiring Program grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Mayor Brett...

Revolution Wind project lands final federal permit

PROVIDENCE – The Revolution Wind project’s construction and operations plan earned approval Monday from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy...

R.I., Mass. gas prices continue to fall

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 4 cents to $3.44 per gallon this week. That...

Former Warwick home of Sen. John Chafee sells for record $3.4M

WARWICK – The legacy property that was owned by the family of the late Sen. John H. Chafee recently sold for $3.4 million, making...

Not just kid play: Toy companies aim more products at older...

NEW YORK (AP) – Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace an audience that's been around for a while:...

Median home sale price up 7.7% in October in Bristol County,...

PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., rose to $480,000 in October, a 7.7% jump over the same...

Economic Progress Institute names Keys new board chair

PROVIDENCE – Dwayne Keys, the director of programs, multifamily for the Boston-based nonprofit Compass Working Capital, has been named the new board chair for...

WalletHub: R.I.’s average credit score 20th in nation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s average credit score is ranked 20th in the nation, according to a recent study by WalletHub.  Researchers for the personal-finance website...
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